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THE ELGIN FARMERS CHAMPIONlii'r'lViennaitafe,nd Sliced Dried BeefRuth contain less H-ut produdafptoptrfei than heiry meats.Try them lot summer liachoMajkd ptaue tidbits.Libby, Meill LibbyChicagotaaist em Utyn' atjour (tocr(iCOTTONIf t7t t4i(M' tj e"3tiieft'i"r fcw.-a i ot u :. 1J i f f ibrJOCf r4ya V l ,x, ., y it tr mk-J nU) (Uuiice 1: rtettc in 1 5ului ill ri Itiit uf- caCMH.tr kiuioe. Una ui (r ta.tptrUiSJirtGOHLMAN. LESTER & CO.Tnoi4-ol ts4 UrMt'i gune '(a t- '.jn la Tf in.HOUSTON. TEXASTHE HICHETT QUALITYSPAGHETTIit kff hdf Book frrrSWHNER MFG.C0, OMAHA. U.5AUWU MMAICW rtootr II WUKA-Taf MUM QUAlITT SIWIII MACHIHIIT SUB llltl AIT OTHIR laMtWnwIwfrM tAlri pitiittdiUrff-SkWrapiOiTt llnr MacUi. ' Lwf n U fTRE MEW H3HE SCWFlMC 1JLCHIKtC OMttt.sUSLField for HIm."You lnii t get much expression Intojour portrait".'Then jim think t en ti t make r llvIng Ht art?""I don t say llinl You'i li" Just theman In design king", queens iiii'Iknaves fur plujlng ranln" LouisvilleCourier JournalImportant to MotherEiamlna carefully etary bottla otCASTOKIA.asafe and aura remedy fortafaats and children, and aea that ItDaara theDenatureIn TJse for Over 30 Yeara.Children Cry for Flctcher'i CaitoriaJuat Once."Van Hklim Ik mi uuful iIkIiIuiiiI 1don't auppOMe lie Iiiih ever been Liumnto kIvc ii en( in ilmrlly '"till, )en, lie In, l e enve aphiKKi'il nlrkel to ii btlml mini oure, butonly after be hml nnnle perfedly aurnthat be couldn't piinh It on uujiineele."There la No Art In Taking Medicine.Jiiat.follow directloni on nrnry Ik1tie of "Plantation" Chill Tonic andeee how ii'ilckly tboan dreadful chilliwill Irare you It learfi thn lifer Inhealthy condition and yet contain! noCalomel. I'rlco GOc Adr.He Got It."I'leiine, iniilber, full I tintc it plicn 'Of niki'T'"No, rreilillc.""JilM li teeny Utile pleee?""Sit, I'reiMIe You riinmit lne linyrake lit nil ""f'rin 1 lime n rooky itien?""No ""Aw, plenie .Init one little rooky ""No, I'reilily You bne JiihI hudyour luncheon, it ml jnii ciin't HiNnlblybe iiiuiKry an huoii Hum nwny nmlplay, mid iton't bother me nuy mure,""Don't you like to Iiiim people nppreilnte your rooUIni;, niullierV'Nervous WomenM Sun Riliel inSTELLA VITiiMcrvouaneM la ona of the moatcertain eigne of dernnifcment orWeakneaa of the female nnrannR Do you get "fidgety" or upaetM when thlnga go wrong? Do youoften feel aa If your ncrrca werewhen thlnga uo wrong? Do you feon edge? Areyou uvnreaaed andirritable? You should go right toine root or. uie trouble and budply a tonic thatwill rentore vourfeminine orana to their normalcondition. Rtclla-Vltno hai beengodsend to thousand! of nervoui.worn-out. diecouraired women. ItII guarantocd to help you. Your w-rto helnneed riak nothing, liuy a bottlefrom your dealer, and if you aronot benefited he will give youyour money baric, iiaDttlc atyour uenreat dealer'!.CtCtettJml,TlM. IW. N. U., Oklahoma CIW. No. 3S-.1III.lit lyljimW'RJBECKAD5GOOD ROADS ARE NECESSARYWelt-Graded and Drained Earth Road,When Dragjed Regularly, liQuite Satisfactory.Two very 'nlm; fa.i prewntIhejjjMrltea to timvt "bo hate no'-e-Jour country roads thm eo Thefirst fa'-t is that prir drainage nvi'atly cw osry In order to have ariimntir good rsad The M-er.ndIff i tbat a ll craod and drainedtar'li rjd wbwi drarged regularly. il1 give on a pamahli sixl fairly goli'.; : ii-fj uoJr abnormal weather'r li- otm Soum- of the bnt road weI me iHUMH over thin soti hex-b--nriDijj dirt roadj ri nrlnff lKCmk tr-ti'it. Htuwnt UiHirt roedbiii' soto- ocr tbli M-umn'luiri'lii -iifjTlr madf cmti-N road'Hi ' hnTf (-n Iwd aitDfily l-4-aiifill it I: of draitM'H'o. Tlie uolHj-iilall.rifj'ijilo of road bsildltis. aftr all liaid airf d"Of. H to hi prad our road"lii'I iiroilde draluai; that tti- at-rran f-t awaySfbtltocnt In tb" tniddlf Wttm--uis to bf Kradually M-ttllug down ton iiik(i I list K'tiri roadu are a niwit; and not a luxury, ltulldlnsr'jaiji for au(oiolilH own'-m nowmt-fini 1- .lldliiK roada for funm-rn andnot for ity t-otf aloop. The farmtrtor bi J thH farm truilc of llic future ill furtbt-r lIntlbaUl tbf lmtrtatir- of Kood rountry roada Thonly 'lil uk Hint muit be InilMwJ on labut roadu niut b- made of tlin ,i-stmanrlalu at band and the uork mustbe ilofif uridr tbn ruMTiHlnn of tbofy.U undi-mtaud road makliif. Tbltfcu'rirrlMon naturally udd to tbf tout.Another Iblru' that inun be understoodIn that maintenance of the road yearafter year, prompt attention being paidto repnir. Ih Jut an ne-eip.Bry an tbetlrat romttructionWe pruJlrt that snoil-roail bullduii;will continue to be one of the montpopular aubjerut for dlwunilon for thenext few JeilM. The projxioiil feerululd for roud bulldliiK protlillne ",W),tXl to be Mxnt durlnc the nextfire yi-am when n nlmllnr aura Ik ralwdby the Iim-iiI community, meann that u, tintlorinl ayitem of roadu la to lieeomemm -f. ' 'KzEZXrfZ-'v; a.. ?! -&A ttPeople Living In the TowmhlpThrough Which Thli Road Rum DoNot Care for Engineering Advice.a reality The HtnteH, llkeuhe, lire beromltiK more liberal In MpendliiK moneyfor IiIkIiuioi. I'rotn mi iiKrlnilturulleuHilnt, the moKt ileslrnble help tothe koih! road proiiiKnnilii Juxt nowmuit come friiin the InilMcluiil fiirmerwhen lie renlltei tliul tood roiidx urnn neceHHlty In the proper ilew-lnpmentof the country. The r'lirmcrMETHOD OF PATCHING HOLESdravel la Mixed With Heivy Road Oil,Which Acta aa Binder Uae aConcrete Mixer.The model II Hellenic of protcctlllKroud diirfncei with Hprnjeil oil linn ib-! eloped u new method of patchingi holm. Ornvcl Ih mixed with n heuvyroad oil, which iu'Ih an n binder. TIiIhIn prepared In iidmice mid carted tothe place where thu patching Ih to bodone. I."hh crimd Ih neeiled than whenIt Ih lined dry, becuuHii the hole needlie filled only level mid tumped, whilewith tbe ordinary method the patchingKruvel must be heaped above the normal iiirfuce of the ninil, Where patchIur on n largo hciiIii Ih to lie done, aconcrete mixed can be iihciI to preparothe mixture. I'opulnr Mechanic!MiiKoxlue.Loie Money on "Doardera."Home funiKTH would be better off Ifthey Hold their cown and bouuht milkmid butler. Yet they don't renllznHint they are IohIiir real money onevery "hoarder" In their bcriln. Tenteach cow.Using Sky aa Shed.The I'xtruMiKiint farmer who tmesblue aky to ahed IiIh niacldiiery Ih Inthe murket fur lirlcUmtH to Moiir tilsJiIowb and for numeroUH repnlin toauppty thu plncca of tluine thut haveruited out.iji&yjk- ,'ix- sn;,-LidleliaBLHLLLlBliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiLLLLBBlLHBT.a9LLlLLiMiaLPVweQLVVTL?v.AiMir-I.T-T' WEi-Via.'aTwT .- . T 'ri3pes-5t?14aaawvaKj"SWAT THE TICK"LHiAhflk "'. aiiiiiiHflkrMiP RiaBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBIIiiiii bIbBBBBBBBBBBBBbKT- y-tj-- aafT W- BBBBBBBaWeWMBwrL'iiVal v ' i we-kaaeaalvaaaBBrLi .aBBBB?r' .nalSteer InfeittdB CARL VROOMAH.Astlitant Secretary of Agriculture.Two hundrxl and flfty-tbre tbouand wjuare mile i .rf,vioul a lot ofterritory A'it,ody '-an fee that byJum loollnc at the fisure. dm nobodyean realize Jnt how bit im-i a tretrhof country maj be till he ha badMimetbiny to do with utinz fromHueh an area a ult-baek-and bold tlcbtcitizen lit, the rattle tick, The folkDipping Infested Cattle.In the department nf nj-rlrul'ure whohate eritdlcnteil the itforenld tickfrom thut much terrltorj to be pre-clm-,'jth,k i.iunre mile bae n eryfull reullriitlon of lt extent Otherpeople can only make a utiib at rinllrIiik how Mk It Ih. tbroiiKh Mime iiithcomiiiirlnui" us Unbelt la nearly us Me in TexanIt Ih more Hum four time uk bl; anKmkIiiihIIt Ih 1.1 tlineH nn blc n Swllerland,It In bU'cer than tin- whole l.ermunempire In Kurope, with Deiitnnrk, Itel-TOMATOES FOR NORTHFlorida and Texas Lead in Production of Crop.Convenience, Care and JudgmentShould Enter Into Preparation ofProduct for Market ExcludeAll Leaky Fruit.(My I. C. COIUIRTT)Commeri lul tomato KroHliic In thenoiiI lit-rii Htatex Ik nliiHj-t exclurtlycoiillned to tin priMliictlon of toiuatoeHnt a M'ltxoti when I hey miimt begrown In the North except In ijrcen.hoiiHcH, On till account the cummerclnl production of hilt erop Ik rehtrlited to iireim where there Ik erj little,If any, freerlnc iIiiiIiik the wintermontliK riorldii nml Texas liud Intbe production of till crop,Where toiiiatoen lire exteunhelyKniwn for shipment to the .North, ioneiileme, care and Jllilirment hIioiiIiIenter lulu the ireiiiratliiii of the prodi net for the market. It Ik iiIwii)h mlvNable mid lihinill iieci-SMir, In iiKfiirtand Krade the frultn as the) comefrom the Meld before plailnt: them Intbe KhlppliiK lioxex If this work callbe done In a shed located on the rail'wa) oer whli li the fruits are to betriitiHporleil, ho much tbe hotter, butIf It In i.ecehMar) to liunl the tomutocaaome diKlunce for Khlpmeut then thepacklnt; Kheil kIioiiIiI be located at thumoKt convenient mid iiuchkIIiIc pointfor both luirM".tlii,' and Fhlppltii;. TheHiiine iirecaiitlous In haiiilllni,- thefrill 1 1- hIioiiIiI be oliHcncd In the Southas In the North.The friillK an they come from theIiicb kIioiiIiI Piikh the M'rntlnj of experienced norterH and KrailerK so HinttoiuatoeH of a certain Mrc anil decreeof ripeness will reach the mime nhlpi ilk' en ho. All leaky fruits should be' excluded, and the Mollis, If mi) are' found attached to the fruits, shouldbe removed. I'xperlonce has shownthat frultn are less likely to be brokenand lenk upon urrlwil at their iIchdilution If nil stems me removed thanwhen till feature Is noKlected.Thn Individual fruits tire wrappedIn a soft brown or white ten paperami packed In two-lnjrr boxen or la'bbbbbbWIT sbLsbbT tmfm JLi SaBBBBaT aBBBBBLVHanSBBBaVViHsTIItv BBrBawiA-WfBBBBV aaal' 01 'TVnaCySfetL " iaBBWi iA&' itf . aTr.l BBBBBBaac' SaKVaTaBBBBBBaWsBBBBBBBBBB'JIaBBajiCAMPAIGN IN SOUTHWith Tickx.stun and Holland all thrown In.Scope ef Work.Tbee figures cl- tn- faint Ideaof the scoim- of the work of the department of agriculture In lt rampaltrnBceinst thin source of the ile Hwlclndutry in the South To get a fullrealization of the mncnltuil- of thinwork, however, one mut know bow OlfHcnlt It ha ,eerj to poh the rlcht Inthe fare of iopular oppo-lllou balon a widespread belief that the arenlral bath was poisonous to euttleand caused milk cows to so dry mu-tknow that It usually taken two orthree eur of preliminary demonstration work- to persuade a county tovote for tick eradication, and that occaslonallj dipping vntn are blown upw.th dynamite by overentbulastIc oplionetitx of such new-fatubsj contraption" Now however the department seemsto have ttie campHUn well in hand,and tbe work of riearlnx territory Istolnc forward nmoothl. Over a thirdof the territory orlirlimlly quarantinedI as already been release! Htnl popularsentiment In trending strongly In favorof pushing tbe fightThe department will demonstrate,the use of the dipping vat anywhere,if theru deems to be siitllclent local inerest to encourage the experiment,but It will not begin sjstematlc workn' eradication In u iuariiiitl'iel areauntil tbe count him by a special referendum election, voted In fuvor ofMi' li n campaign.Dipping Demonstrations.The clipping demonstrations oftenpurtnke of the mture of a barbecue orplc.le Kverbod goes, the skepticalen well nn tbe hopeful, mid the addresses of the demonstrators are uuiil1 delivered before large audiencesAfter the dipping, the steers nmlcow a thut have been through the urseukiil ordeal are put on public exhibition for several ilajs. In order thatthj fearful may be convinced thut theanimals suffer no harm from the bath.As it result of a few practical demonstrations of this nature the countygenerally votes wet iih regards the arnenlciil bath sometimes bj a majority ns large as ten to one.n six-basket pencil currier. 1'niltnpacked In this vv.n and shipped byexpress are sue cesfully carried fromMiami, Kla to New York, and fromCorpus Christ!, Tex., to Chicago.Kor the long .shipments which arenecessar In order lo place the Floridaand Texns grown tomatoes In themarkets, the fruits are picked us sooniih they have rem bed full developmentand show the slightest change In color.The stage of ripeness nt which frultHshould be picked mid shipped shouldbe regulated by the mciihoii iih well nnby tbe demniiiU of the murket forwhich the are Intended. InirlriKcool weather the fruit should be riperwhen Kiitheieil than during the warmseason. The most distant shipmentsshould be tilled from the leiiHt advanced fruits These features wouldappear to be self evident,' but theyare worthy of enumeration, for theyare Important factorn In gaining thuhighest slice ess,STARVING ROOTS OF WEEDSIf Foliage of Plant Is Constantly De.stroyed Death Is Only Mere Mat.ter of Time.Perennial weedn of nil kinds mustbe ml repeatedly to starve out theunderground route or Hteiiis. If thofoliage of the plant Ih constantly doHtrood, the dentil of tbe plant Is onlya mutter of time mid will be causeddirectly by root starvation.Any breaking or cultivation of thesoil In which these plants grow onlyserves the purpose of scattering themunless that cultivation Ih persistentenough to keep down all growth offoil II go,SOME WEEDS SERIOUS PESTSRotation of Crops Is r1ost EffectiveMeans of Eradication PlowUp All Thistles.The fact that certain weeds aro generally found as serious pests with certain cultivated crops an dare not generally serious pests with others suggostH tho most Important of nil waysof combating the weeds, viz., by therotation of farm crops.If the thistles and mullens overrantho pastures, plow them up ttud wwcom.CALOMEL IS MERCURY, IT SICKENS!STOP USING SALIVATING DRUGDon't Lote a Day's Work! If Your Liver Is Sluggish or BowelsConstipated Take "Dodson's Liver Tone." It's Fine!Teu're bllloai! Tour Urer It alafglah! You feel lazy, dUry and allknocked out. Your bead li dull, yourtoarue la coated; breath bad; itomachour and boelt conitlpated. But don'ttake aallTatifif calomel It raikei youtick, you icay loie a day'a work.Calosel li mercury or qulckJllTerwhich causes eecrcila of tbe bonei.Calomel crashes Into v,' likeiynaatte, bretklnc It jp li' rhc.iyou feel that fcl nauiea a&U tampinc. If you vast to enjoy the nicest, tentleit liter and boel cleanilnc youerer experienced Juit take a spoonfulof harmless Dodson's Llrer Tone. Yourdruggist or d-aler sells you a SO centbottle of Dodsoa's Llrer Tone undermy trsonal money-back guaranteeIfejst each spoonful 1I1 clean yourWhen Hogan Telephoned.Hognn. the elder, was doing usefulwork In tbe stables, since most of theyounger men In the nearly little mnrket town had enlisted.Os day he was sent by bin employerto telephone to a dealer for vnrlounloads of hay. strnw and oatn. Aftermany struggles with that terrible Instrument which in supposed to satetime, he got Into communication withthe dealers nt last."I any, we're waltln' fcr that lastorder for hay, straw and oats. Wewant It at once. Hay, straw andoats."Hack cams the answer:"Very good. Hut who's It for I""Arr, now. Would ye try to befunny with an ould man what's doinghis bit? It's fer the horses atcoorse." London Hall.BABY'S ITCHING SKINQuickly Soothed and Healed byCutlcura. Trial Free.Bathe with hot water and CutlcuraSoap. It there Is any Irritation anointgently with Cutlcura Ointment on endot finger. Refreshing slumber for restless, fretful babies usually follows theuse ot these super-creamy emollients.They are a boon to tired mothers.Free sample each by mall with Book.Address postcard, Cutlcura, DepL L,Boston. Sold everywhere. Adr.His Regimen."IteglmensI Heglmenst" said I'rof.Hilary McM&sters before the HarvardMedical school."There are too many nonsensicalregimens, young gentlemen. I prefertbe regimen ot Murk Twain to all suchrubhlh."Murk had a very strict regimen.you know. He never smoked hut onedgnr nt a time, nil never smokedwhile sleeping."He never ate meat except withhis meals, nnd he never drank exceptat meals and between meals."Ills father took a drug store fora bad debt In Mark's bojliood. nndamong the stores were nine bnrrcls ofcod liver oil. These lasted Murk sevenyears. TS-.o rest of the family hod toget along with the Ipecac nnd nuxvomica, Mark being the pet. He vvas,In fact, the first oil trust. He got Itall."DEATH LURK8 IN A WEAK HEART,ao on first symptom! use "Renovlne"and bo cured. Delay and pay the awfulpenalty. "Renotlne" Is the heart'sremedy. Price 11.00 and 50c Adr.Effective."I wns awakened last night by apeculiar rnpplng Round, nnd when Iwent downstnlra I found a hurglurabout to walk off with my silver.""What was Uie rapping sound thataroused you?""My watchdog wan lying tinder thedining room tuble, wagging his tall attho burglar."I If Only.I President Wilson said ono day, during his Princeton presidency, to unathlete who hud flunked :"My, hoy, It's too bad you do sowretchedly In Uie lecture room nnd sowell on the gridiron I Ah. my boy,my boy, If people only hopped up nnd, cheered us when we quoto Greek thosumo ns they do when wo score touchdowns, eh I"King Qeorge'i Collection.King George of England la making acollection which may some day provorcry valuable. It Is a complete act oftho trench periodicals thnt are beingIssued for private circulation by thomen ot the various fronts. Many oftncra are extremely curious.Intimidated.Aunt Why didn't you scream whenhe kissed you?Niece no threatened me.Aunt Threatened you?Niece Yea; ho said If I did he'dnever kiss me again.Respltt."Poor Mr. Grimes nest door It laidup with rheumatism.""Thnt so? I thought It w funny Ihadn't heard that darned old playerpiano of his for tbe last three or fourdays."The government of India wlU extend Its wireless system until everyarmy post haa station In the, chargef a trained ofllcer,sluggish liver better than a dose ofnasty calomel and that It won't makeyou tick.Dodson's Liter Tone Is real llrermedicine. You'll know It next morning because you will waste up feelingfine, your liter will be working, yourheadache and dirtiness gone, yourstomach will be sweet and your boelaregular. You will feel like working:you'll be cheerful, full of tlgor analambition.Dodson's Liter Tone Is entirelytegetable, therefore harmless and cannot salltate Give It to your children!Millions of people are using Dodson'sLiter Tone Instead of dangerous calomel now Tour druggist will tell youthat the sale of calomel la almoststopped entirely here Adt.Natural Surmise."Dear mc: What Is that awfulnoise? Is It a new freak auto horn?""No, I think It Is Clarlse Cus. ley'snew sport skirt."STOP THOSE SHARP SHOOTING PAINS"Feraenica is the wonder worker for allfemxie diiordert Price i oo and joe Adt.WHEN FOES MEET IN AIRGerman Lieutenant Tells of Engagement In Which French AviatorsLost Their Live."One afternoon a French flyer appeared." says a German lieutenant."It circled over Douaumont nnd thenrose high above the clouds. For n longtime It seemed to be just hanging luthe air. And then from our side therearose a buzzing, n fierce sharp buzzing, and It made straight like a beeline for the little French flyer. Itwent through the clouds and disappeared. No tiling could be seen. Tbiclouds covered all. Five minutes ofsuspense passed, and then a shot, f.after thnt a ronrlng. Wo waitedbreathlessly, and then two little blackspots were seen breaking through thaclouds. Tiny little spots, and thesespots were tbe two French nvlatorn.They grew bigger as they fell. A moment after the men came the tlumlngmachine. It came down roaring andcrashing. Its wings were jet on fire,and the red, white and blue wf thetrl-colors looked like a revolvingAmerican barber pole. Everythingcrushed to the earth, a hopeless mangled mass, Again a spot broke throughthe clouds. It en me swift and straight,without any spectacular showing. Itvvas lioc-lko returning home."Farm Lands Increase In Value.The value of farm lands of the United States Is estimated nt $l5..Vi peracre, us compured with S-I0.S5 a yearago, $40.31 two years ago, J3S.10 threajeurs ago und $.'!0.S3 four yeurs ugo.Tho census reported tho value offarm lands In 1010 ns $3'-V10, and In1000 ns $10.57 per acre.In recent jenrs the value of farmlands has been Increuslng at the rateof about C per cent a year, or approximately $'.! per aero per year. The exceptional Increuse of tho past jourmay bo cxplulncd partly by the reaction In the southern cotton states following n temporary depression lastyear, und partly by the stimulus givenby the war to prices, particularly ofgrain.One of Life' i Mysteries."Singular thing. Isn't It?""Whnt?""That people who are different fromus seem to be satisfied with themselves." Boston Kvcnlng Transcript.GrapfNutsGets AttentionFirst, because of itswonderfully deliciousflavorThen again, because it is ready toeat fresh and crispfrom the package.But the big "get attention" quality is itsabundance of wellbalanced, easily digestible nourishment.For sound health,every table shouldhave its daily rationof Grape-Nuts"There's a RcAion"